Background
VERNENGO LIMA, Héctor was born on September 2, 1889 in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina.
VERNENGO LIMA, Héctor was born on September 2, 1889 in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina.
Educated Escuela Naval, 1907-1911.
Professor, of artillery and English on training ship Presidente Sarmiento. Chief of studies, Escuela Naval. Assistant director of artillery school on armored cruiser Almirante Brown.
Director of gunnery on armored cruiser Belgrano. Chief of gunnery sect, of general staff. Chief of secretariat, ministry of war, 1934.
2d in command, armored cruiser Almirante Brown and armored ships Moreno and Rivadavia. Commandant of torpedo boats, sea squadron, 1937-1938. Director, Escuela de Guerra Naval, 1939, Escuela Naval de Rio Santiago, 1939-1943.
Chief of navy general staff, 1944-1945. Minister of navy, 1945. Acting minister of justice and public edn., 1945.
Acting minister of foreign affairs, 1945.
Member: Centro Naval (president, 1943-1945).